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Mack Horton
Personal information
Full nameMackenzie Horton
Nickname"Mack" "Mack the Knife"[2]
National team Australia
Born (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)[3]
Melbourne, Victoria
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)[1]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMelbourne Vicentre[1]
CoachCraig Jackson[1]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships (LC) 0 2 2
Pan Pacific Championships 0 2 2
Commonwealth Games 3 2 1
Total 4 6 5
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gold Coast 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tokyo 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gold Coast 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 1500 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dubai 4×200 m freestyle

Mackenzie "Mack" Horton OAM (born 25 April 1996) is an Australian freestyle swimmer. He is an Olympic gold medallist, World Championships medallist, and Commonwealth Games medallist. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he finished first in the 400m freestyle, winning his first gold medal and became the first male swimmer from the state of Victoria to do so in the Games' history.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Profile of Mack Horton". Swimming Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Kitson, Robert (7 August 2016). "Mack Horton speaks out after golden swim as unrest poisons Rio pool". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Profile of Mack Horton". Glasgow 2014. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Mack Horton wins gold in 400m freestyle". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  5. ^ "Mack Horton the first Victorian swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal".

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